diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PairFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PairFragment.kt
index 09bf1c94a..b1127f2ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PairFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PairFragment.kt
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ import android.os.Vibrator
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
-import androidx.core.text.HtmlCompat
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment.findNavController
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_pair.*
 import mozilla.components.feature.qr.QrFeature
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.UserInteractionHandler
 import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper
@@ -31,11 +29,6 @@ class PairFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_pair), UserInteractionHandler {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
-        pairInstructions.text = HtmlCompat.fromHtml(
-            getString(R.string.pair_instructions),
-            HtmlCompat.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY
-        )
-
         qrFeature.set(
             QrFeature(
                 requireContext(),
@@ -64,7 +57,8 @@ class PairFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_pair), UserInteractionHandler {
                         R.id.turnOnSyncFragment,
                         false
                     )
-                }),
+                },
+            scanMessage = R.string.pair_instructions_2),
             owner = this,
             view = view
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_pair.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_pair.xml
index d71dc50fe..26dfae96c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_pair.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_pair.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 <!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/pair_layout"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-    <RelativeLayout
-        android:id="@+id/pair_layout"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
-
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/pairInstructions"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-        android:background="#8000"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:text="@string/pair_instructions"
-        android:textColor="@color/photonWhite"
-        android:textSize="20sp" />
-</RelativeLayout>
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="horizontal">
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9837d2dd6..ee4f0a8bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 
     <!-- Pairing Feature strings -->
     <!-- Instructions on how to access pairing -->
-    <string name="pair_instructions"><![CDATA[Visit <b>firefox.com/pair</b> in Firefox on your computer to get your QR code.]]></string>
+    <string name="pair_instructions_2"><![CDATA[Scan the QR code shown at <b>firefox.com/pair</b>]]></string>
     <!-- Button to open camera for pairing -->
     <string name="pair_open_camera">Open Camera</string>
     <!-- Button to cancel pairing -->